حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَيَّاشٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَبَإٍ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ تَمِيمٍ عَنْ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ الْيَزَنِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ مُغِيثٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَضَى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّ صَاحِبَ الدَّابَّةِ أَحَقُّ بِصَدْرِهَا
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 119
It was narrated from 'Urwah bin Mugheeth al-Ansari, that 'Umar bin al-Khattab (RA) said: The Prophet ruled that the owner of a mount is more entitled to ride on the front part of it.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020